Vernon Council Members vote to hold special municipal election on February 17, 2015 to fill seat of the late Councilmember Michael A. Ybarra

Vernon, CA – Vernon city council members today voted to schedule a special municipalelection on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 to enable Vernon voters to elect a successor toserve the remainder of the late Councilmember Michael A. Ybarra's unexpired term onthe five-member Vernon City Council. Councilmember Ybarra was elected in April 2012.He passed away on September 26. His term expires in April 2017.

The city council candidate nomination period for the special municipal election opens onMonday, October 27 and closes on Monday, November 24.